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World War II
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Germany invades Czechoslovakia
On 16 March 1939, the German Wehrmacht moved into the remainder of Czechoslovakia.The occupation ended with the surrender of Germany following World War II. -
The Soviet-Nazi Non-Aggression Pact
In 1939, Adolf Hitler was preparing for war. Though he was hoping to acquire Poland without force Hitler was planning against the possibility of a two front war. This had split Germany's forces, and had weakened their offensive, and played a large role in Germany losing the First World War. Hitler was determined not to repeat the same mistakes. So he planned ahead and made a pact with the Soviet Union, the Soviet-Nazi Non-Aggression Pact. To prevent a two front war they made the Pact with Russia -
Invasion of Poland
The Invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign or The Defensive War in Poland and the Poland Campaign in Germany, was an invasion of Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe. -
Canada enters the War
Britain and France declared war on the Nazi Third Reich on September 3, 1939. Seven days later, on September 10, 1939, the Parliament of Canada declared war on Germany, this was the country's first independent declaration of war. By war's end, over 1 million citizens would serve in military uniform, and Canada would possess the fourth-largest air force and third-largest naval surface fleet in the World -
The Phoney War
The Phoney War is the name given to the period of time in World War Two from September 1939 to April 1940 when, after the blitzkrieg attack on Poland in September 1939, seemingly nothing happened. Many in Great Britain expected a major Battle but nothing happened in Western Europe. Winston Churchill referred to the same period as the ‘Twilight War’. While the Germans referred to it as ‘Sitzkrieg’ – 'sitting war'. -
The invasion of Norway, Denmark, Holland, and Belgium
Hitler had issued the order for the invasion of Norway on March 1st under the code word “Weserübung”. The order also included the invasion and occupation of Denmark. It was the start of war in Western Europe - and an end to the 'Phoney War'. -
The Invasion of France
It undid everything tha was said in the treaty of versailles and broughtt the rest of the european powers into the war -
Fall of France: Part One
France's army seemed a powerful bulwark against possible Nazi aggression towards other European nations.The defeat of this powerful army in a mere six weeks in 1940 stands as one of the most remarkable military campaigns in history.The French collapse was as sudden as it was unexpected. It ripped up the balance of power in Europe, and overnight left the strategic assumptions on which Britain had planned to fight Hitler completely obsolete. -
The Fall of France: Part Two
With France out of the equation, Britain's war for the next four years was fought in the air, at sea, and in the Mediterranean - but not on the Western Front. Not until D-Day, 6 June 1944, did a major British army return to France. -
The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain is the air campaign waged by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) against the United Kingdom (RAF) during the summer and autumn of 1940.This attack was started to gain air supremacy over the Royal Air Force (RAF). This was the first battle to be fought only in the air. -
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa, was the code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union. Beginning on 22 June 1941, over 4 million troops of the Axis powers invaded the Soviet Union along a 2,900 km front,the largest invasion in the history of warfare. In addition to troops, Barbarossa involved 600,000 motor vehicles and 750,000 horses. -
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Pearl Harbor was a surprise military attack conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, in Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. The attack was intended to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with the military actions of Japan
